Lukol Directory: Society: Philosophy: Philosophy of Science: Physics: Quantum Reality and Locality

Karl Popper
Philosopher of science, author of Quantum Theory and the Schism in Physics
http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/notebooks/...

Nature of Reality Homepage
EPR thought experiment and its later incarnations are described and explained
http://roxanne.roxanne.org/epr/

Heisenberg's Physics and Philosophy
Key chapters of Werner Heisenberg's book outlining his philosophical conclusions
http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/...

Holism and Nonseparability in Physics
Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physics-...

New Scientist - Quantum World
Links to articles, some free and some archived.
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundam...

Space-Time-Chance
Musing on Bell's theorem implications by prof. Nelson
http://www.math.princeton.edu/~nelson/pape...

Foundations and Interpretation of QM - a book
"..systematic review from the origins ..for physicists and philosophers of science .." Foundations of Physics, Oct 2002
http://www.wspc.com/books/physics/4194.htm...

Biography of John Bell
Includes historical and very lucid explanation of the issue.
http://physicsweb.org/article/world/11/12/...

"Many-Worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics
Brief description for the lay reader: philosophical considerations, and links to more rigorous treatments.
http://www.station1.net/DouglasJones/many....

Entanglement
Quantum entanglement used e.g. tests of Bell's inequalities is explained using matrix algebra (college level math).
http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath174.htm

Bell's Theorem
History and popular explanation
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInte...

Quantum Entanglement and Information
Entry from Stanford encyclopedia
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-entan...

EPR Paradox - brief explanation
from Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics
http://www.treasure-troves.com/physics/Ein...

Modality, Probability, and Bell Theorems
NATO advanced research workshop with extensive bibliography
http://confer.uj.edu.pl/bell.workshop/rele...

Bohm, Bell, and Boom!
Notes on David Peat, Einstein's Moon: Bell's Theorem and the Curious Quest for Quantum Reality
http://www.drury.edu/ess/philsci/bell.html

The Character of Physical Law
Course given at Swarthmore College is s good and up-to-date conceptual overview of history and of the current research
http://chaos.swarthmore.edu/courses/phys6_...

QTI interpretation - yet another thought experiment
Tegmark (1997) 'quantum suicide' experiment Stapp's work on quantum effects on the brain
http://www.higgo.com/quantum/qti.htm

Non-Locality, Bell's Theorem, Coherent States ..(uses mathematics of QM)
enfolded orders and non-local forms may have a wider implication and be relevant for a variety of living systems.
http://www.fdavidpeat.com/bibliography/ess...

Teleportation - experiments
The experimental aspect of Quantum and Foundational Physics. Austria
http://www.quantum.univie.ac.at/

Ultimate Reality Bibliography
Project of the Canyon Institute: multidisciplinary research on philosophy - science - religion of reality
http://canyoninstitute.org/resources/URBib...

John Bell Across Space and Time
Book review: From Bell to Quantum Information
http://www.americanscientist.org/template/...

Schroedinger: "The Present Situation in Quantum Mechanics"
Original "Shrodinger's cat" paper (1935), translated to English
http://www.tu-harburg.de/rzt/rzt/it/QM/cat...

Bell theorem proves that reality is non-local.
Popular expose with links and bibliography
http://members.cruzio.com/~quanta/biblio.h...

Measurement in quantum mechanics FAQ
Overview of different interpretations with some controversial ideas.
http://www.mtnmath.com/faq/meas-qm.html

Bell's Theorem: Physics
Derivation of (special case of the) Bell's Theorem.
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f...


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